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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I do not propose to engage in a lengthy debate around housing issues in relation to O'Devaney Gardens. People need to speak factually about what is happening at council level. Planning permissions are being sought but they are being refused. This has nothing to do with the residents, many of whom I have spoken to. Only last week, a resident told me that she would have welcomed...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Education and Social Protection: Rent Supplement: Discussion (10 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: There were many apartments built in that area, in respect of which we faced many battles. The issue of rent supplement and people being left long term in rented accommodation will not be resolved by councils rejecting planning permissions every day of the week. That is the problem now. I will give an example. Three blocks of flats at St. Theresa's Gardens have been redeveloped to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: St. James's Hospital, Dublin: Chairman Designate (11 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I am delighted to meet Mr. Donnelly and welcome him to this meeting. I was going to welcome him to Dublin 8 but I do not need to do that because, as we all know, he has been involved with the Coombe hospital for a long time. Mr. Donnelly is going to the St. James's Hospital's campus at an exciting and challenging time. As someone who does not live far from it, I have always been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Jobseeker's Allowance Data (16 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: 225. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of jobseeker's allowance claimants aged 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23928/15]

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the opportunity to speak on the Bill and commend the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Deputy Alan Kelly, for his work on this issue. The Bill is a first and important step in addressing the issue of housing supply throughout the country and particularly in Dublin. I am also happy that there will be a 3% levy on vacant sites to promote the redevelopment...

Urban Regeneration and Housing Bill 2015: Second Stage (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Deputy Durkan is welcome.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Affordable High-Quality Child Care: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Child care and childminding have come very far since I had mine. They all went to community playschool, which at the time was run by local people who had dedication not only to education, but to dealing with children's needs. I was very proud of it and I thought that playschool was a significant part of my children's lives. I will continue to say that. The delegates have been...

National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Bill 2015 [Seanad]: Second Stage (24 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I welcome the opportunity to speak on this important Bill, which is a step in the right direction. I thank the Minister of State, Deputy Nash, for his work on it. Over the past four years, the Government has worked hard to steer this country through a very difficult economic crisis. I believe we are finally seeing light at the end of that tunnel. More than 100,000 new jobs have been...

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (24 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: 51. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of persons currently on a community employment scheme; the comparable figures in June 2012, June 2013 and June 2014; the associated costs to her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25199/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Data (24 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: 52. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment schemes currently in operation in Dublin 8, 10, and 12; the locations of same; the number of participants in each scheme; the amount of money paid out by her Department for each of these schemes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25200/15]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: Community Employment Schemes Places (24 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: 53. To ask the Minister for Social Protection the number of community employment places that are currently vacant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25201/15]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Special Educational Needs Data (24 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: 217. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the number of schools in south Dublin that have an autism unit; the number in north Dublin that have an autism unit; the schools in the Dublin 6W area that currently have an autism unit; the options open to parents when they cannot secure a place for their child in an autism unit in a local school; and if she will make a statement on the...

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Amendments Nos. 13 to 15, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Amendment No. 21 is consequential on amendment No. 20. Amendments Nos. 20 and 21 may be discussed together.

Industrial Relations (Amendment) Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (25 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Amendments Nos. 22 and 25 are related and may be discussed together.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Pregnancy Folic Acid Supplementation: Discussion (25 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Professor Turner for his presentation. Senator Crown summed it up earlier when he said that some people make long statements but in his short statement, Professor Turner was direct and enlightening. I have young teenagers who some day may become pregnant. Unplanned pregnancy is a major issue, as not everybody plans when she will have a baby; it just happens. Can we identify the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Pre-Pregnancy Folic Acid Supplementation: Discussion (25 Jun 2015)

Catherine Byrne: We have good primary care centres across the country and GP practices, where there are television sets. My own GP surgery's waiting room shows health promotion videos which cover issues such as obesity and the like. This could provide an opportunity to put a campaign together on this issue. People attend GP practices for many reasons, including younger people who may have children in the...

One-Parent Family Payment Scheme: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (1 Jul 2015)

Catherine Byrne: I thank Sinn Féin members for tabling this Private Members' motion. It is never easy to introduce reform or to change a system that has been in place for a long time. However, from the outset, the Government and the Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton, have been committed to reforming the social welfare system. The Minister for Social Protection, Deputy Joan Burton,...

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Catherine Byrne: The Minister to continue, with interruption.

Environment (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2014: Report Stage (Resumed) (2 Jul 2015)

Catherine Byrne: Will the Deputy, please, allow the Minister to speak?